bridgeheads
Secured crossing points
Bridgeheads is the plural of bridgehead, a military position secured on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle.
Forces establish a bridgehead to protect a crossing point and allow reinforcements to advance: Allied troops secured bridgeheads along the Rhine.
Figuratively, any initial foothold that enables further progress: The company established bridgeheads in Asian markets.
Stable position for advancement
- beachheadSecured landing zone
- salientNotably prominent
- flankSide of body
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
garrison · fortification · entrenchment · outpost · reinforcements · logistics · artillery · battalion
Stable position for advancement
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- starting pointPlace of commencement
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- platformRaised flat structure
launching pad · base · beachhead · entry point · toehold · gateway · anchor · nucleus
Stable position for advancement
- positionLocation or stance
- advanceMove or progress forward
- penetrationEntry into something
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
vanguard · breakthrough · establishment · expansion · consolidation · territory · objective · staging
Large flowing watercourse
- spanDistance between endpoints
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- fordWalkable river crossing
- passageSegment of text
bank · engineering · construction · crossing point · approach · defensive position · transportation · access
foothold
Stable position for advancement
encampment · garrison · fortification · entrenchment · outpost · reinforcements · logistics · artillery · battalion · trenches
foothold
Stable position for advancement
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- starting pointPlace of commencement
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
platform · launching pad · base · beachhead · entry point · toehold · gateway · anchor · nucleus · catalyst
foothold
Stable position for advancement
- positionLocation or stance
- advanceMove or progress forward
- penetrationEntry into something
incursion · vanguard · breakthrough · establishment · expansion · consolidation · territory · objective · staging · forward base
river
Large flowing watercourse
passage · bank · engineering · construction · crossing point · approach · defensive position · transportation · access · route
- Eastern FrontStalingrad, Kursk, Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev
- WWII Mapsmilitary maps, war maps, battle maps, front lines, battlefield maps
- battlefieldsGettysburg, Waterloo, front lines, Antietam, frontline
- Military Routessupply lines, convoys, troop movements, invasion routes, evacuation routes
bridgeheadshome base
Central point of operations
rear echelon · rear area · headquarters · base camp · rear guard
bridgeheadsretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
withdrawal · fallback position · rearguard · disengagement · pull-back